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Religious Belief in North America, according to 2010-2012 data. Religion in North America is dominated by various branches of Christianity and spans the period of Native American dwelling, European settlement, and the present day. Religion has been a major influence on art, culture, philosophy and law of the continent.
The following is a list of indigenous American religions those still survive to some degree at the beginning of the 21st century: [189] [183] Alaska Native religions, Abenaki, Anishinaabe (Ojibwe, Midewiwin society), Apache, Blackfoot, Californian (Kuksu religion, Miwok, Ohlone and Pomo), Choctaw, Crow, Haida, Ho-Chunk, Iroquois (Cherokee ...
North American religious biography stubs (3 C, 16 P) Pages in category "Religion in North America" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
Native American religions were prevalent in the pre-Columbian era, including state religions.Common concept is the supernatural world of deities, spirits and wonders, such as the Algonquian manitou or the LakotaŹ¼s wakan, [19] [20] [9] as well as Great Spirit, [21] Fifth World, world tree, and the red road among many Indians.
Religion in North America. Religion in the United States of America American civil religion, a sociological theory that a nonsectarian religious faith exists within the United States with sacred symbols drawn from national history; Native American religions, the spiritual practices of the Native Americans in the United States
The Second Great Awakening exercised a profound impact on American religious history. By 1859 evangelicalism emerged as a kind of national church or national religion and was the grand absorbing theme of American religious life. The greatest gains were made by the very well organized Methodists.
The Native American Church (NAC), also known as Peyotism and Peyote Religion, is a syncretic Native American religion that teaches a combination of traditional Native American beliefs and elements of Christianity, especially pertaining to the Ten Commandments, with sacramental use of the entheogen peyote. [2]
For convenience, all Religion in North America by country should be included in this category. This includes all religion that can also be found in the subcategories.